Will I keep a list this year? Here’s a start: from the To-Read Shelf: Poet of the Appetites: The Lives and Loves of MFK Fisher, by Joan Reardon Every time I read about MFKF, I think of how … Continue reading →

Friend Sarah is visiting from the UK and wanted to see a bit of the Alps. So we went to Chamonix, which is an easy hour’s drive from here. It was a beautifully bright and sunny day, and we had … Continue reading →

The peas are on the stove for Hoppin’ John. My favorite recipe, courtesy of the late lamented Bill Neal of Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill. Hoppin’ John Yields 4 to 6 servings Southerners may make resolutions for the New Year, … Continue reading →

No idea where this came from, perhaps the Greensboro Junior League Cookbook or similar. Anyway, ’twas years ago, and this is my version. Europeans will have to adjust quantities, same as I do, by guesstimation. Multiplies by any amount, however … Continue reading →

First problem: my beautiful new copper pot for jam-making won’t work on my induction stovetop. Arrrghhh. Second issue: do we think that when Google translate says “wear to a shiver,” it really means “bring to a simmer”? Life in France. … Continue reading →

Made this this evening, and it was good. Nothing special and nothing I would be very anxious to make again. But I am in a slightly dangerous mood and therefore trying odd things. Recommended recipe for THAT sort of thing. … Continue reading →